Delta State Wins 14th GSC Baseball Championship
BY THE NUMBERS
| TEAMS |
R |
H |
E |
| Delta State (41-11) |
6 |
6 |
0 |
| West Alabama (34-19) |
3 |
11 |
2 |
STARTING PITCHERS
| Player, Team |
IP |
H |
R |
BB |
SO |
| WP | Peyton White, DSU (4-1) |
2.2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| LP | Braxton Wallace, UWA (1-3) |
3.2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
0 |
GAME LEADERS
| Statistics |
DSU |
UWA |
| Hits |
Jason Popovich | 2 |
Tyler Lee | 3 |
| Runs |
Two tied | 2 |
Dylan Little | 2 |
| RBI |
Two tied | 3 |
Tyler Lee | 2 |
| Home Runs |
Zach Shannon | 1 |
N/A |
FULL BOX SCORE
TOURNAMENT HOMEPAGE
HOW IT HAPPENED
- After two scoreless innings, Zach Shannon, the GSC Player of the Year, emphatically put the Statesmen on the board, crushing a three-run home run to left field.
- The Tigers would chip away, getting a run in the bottom of the third and the fourth on RBI singles from Joel Murphy and Tyler Lee, making it a 3-2 game.
- The 3-2 score would remain until the top of the seventh inning when a bloop shot by Clay Casey fell in the exact right spot for DSU, creating confusing amongst a trio of Tigers and allowing three Statesmen runs to score.
- In the bottom of the seventh, the Tigers left the bases loaded.
- The Tigers got one run in the bottom of the eighth, but missed an opportunity to close the gap more, as the game-tying run came to the plate with just one out in the frame.
NOTABLES
- Zach Shannon's home run was his 18th of the year.
- Delta State has now won 14 GSC Baseball Championships, the most in the league. North Alabama has won the second most, claiming five titles.
- This is also the second straight year that Delta State has won the championship.
UP NEXT
Delta State earns the Gulf South Conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The NCAA Selection Show will air this Sunday, May 14.